Soccer information 2025, Billy Vigar former Arsenal youth group participant useless at 21 after working into wall throughout recreation
The governing physique of soccer in England will launch an pressing security overview following the freak loss of life of a 21-year-old former Arsenal youth participant.
Billy Vigar died after sustaining a “important mind damage” throughout a lower-league soccer match in England.
Vigar was positioned in an induced coma after sustaining the damage in a recreation on Saturday for English non league group Chichester Metropolis.
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Vigar, who additionally performed on mortgage for Derby, was harm early in a recreation at Wingate & Finchley FC. He reportedly sustained the damage when he collided with a wall in conjunction with the sector.
Following the freak accident, a petition garnered 4000 signatures within the house of a few days calling on the Soccer Affiliation to ban brick partitions round taking part in fields.
“We are going to now conduct a right away overview, working with leagues, golf equipment and related stakeholders throughout the sport, that may give attention to the security of perimeter partitions and limits round pitches within the Nationwide League system,” the FA stated in a press release.
Billy Vigar in motion for Arsenal’s below 21 group in 2022. Arsenal FC by way of Getty Photographs
“It will embody taking a look at methods we will help Nationwide League system golf equipment to establish and implement further measures at their stadiums that they decide will assist to mitigate any potential security dangers.”
“We’re devastated to listen to that Billy Vigar has handed away,” the English Soccer Affiliation stated earlier within the week.
“We ship our heartfelt condolences to his household, pals, family members, and everybody at Chichester Metropolis FC at this extremely troublesome time.”
Vigar, a ahead, joined Arsenal’s academy in 2017 and signed as an expert in 2022.
He was described as a “highly effective and versatile ahead.”
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“Everybody at Arsenal is devastated by the surprising information that former academy graduate Billy Vigar has handed away,” the London membership stated in a press release.
Chichester’s scheduled recreation towards Lewes on Saturday has been postponed.
The semi-professional league Chichester performs in stated a minute of silence could be noticed earlier than all matches this weekend and all gamers would put on black armbands.
